ALL meanings of amphibian
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A a - countable noun amphibian Amphibians are animals such as frogs and toads that can live both on land and in water. 3
- countable noun amphibian An amphibian is a vehicle which is able to move on both land and water, or an aeroplane which can land on both land and water. 3
- noun amphibian any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, typically living on land but breeding in water. Their aquatic larvae (tadpoles) undergo metamorphosis into the adult form. The class includes the newts and salamanders, frogs and toads, and caecilians 3
- noun amphibian a type of aircraft able to land and take off from both water and land 3
- noun amphibian any vehicle able to travel on both water and land 3
- adjective amphibian of, relating to, or belonging to the class Amphibia 3
- noun amphibian any of a class (Amphibia) of coldblooded, scaleless vertebrates, consisting of frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, and caecilians, that usually begin life in the water as tadpoles with gills and later develop lungs 3
- noun amphibian any amphibious animal or plant 3
- noun amphibian any aircraft that can take off from and come down on either land or water 3
- noun amphibian a tank or other vehicle that can travel on either land or water 3
- adjective amphibian of amphibians 3
- abbreviation AMPHIBIAN amphibious 3
- noun amphibian A cold-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that comprises the frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders. They are distinguished by having an aquatic gill-breathing larval stage followed (typically) by a terrestrial lung-breathing adult stage. 1
- noun amphibian animal: frog, toad, etc. 1
- noun amphibian any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, comprising frogs and toads, newts and salamanders, and caecilians, the larvae being typically aquatic, breathing by gills, and the adults being typically semiterrestrial, breathing by lungs and through the moist, glandular skin. 1
- noun amphibian an amphibious plant. 1
- noun amphibian an airplane designed for taking off from and landing on both land and water. 1
- noun amphibian Also called amtrac. a flat-bottomed, armed, military vehicle, equipped with both tracks and a rudder, that can travel either on land or in water, used chiefly for landing assault troops. 1
- adjective amphibian belonging or pertaining to the Amphibia. 1
- adjective amphibian amphibious (def 2). 1
- noun amphibian An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water. 0
- noun amphibian A vehicle which can operate on land and water. See Wikipedia article on "Amphibious aircraft". 0
- adjective amphibian Of or relating to the amphibians Amphibia. 0
- adjective amphibian Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious. 0
- adjective amphibian (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Having two natures. 0